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1 Is the current era unique in terms of globalization? What factors contribute to or detract from this uniqueness?

2 In what ways is globalization a homogenizing process?

3 Define globalization from below. Is it capable of offering adequate resistance to the pressures created by globalization from above?

4 Discuss the different drivers of globalization. Are materialist factors more influential than ideational factors?

5 Is globalization an inexorable process? Should it be?

6 Does globalization lead to a “flat world”? Discuss.